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An FIR was registered against the TMC MP following a complaint about his social media post in May that allegedly targeted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Gujaratis during the Assembly poll period

Police said that the exact reason of the murder is yet to be clear. However, it was found that the man met the victim during an online game match

The development came days after a clash erupted in front of Abhishek Banerjees house after the Diamond Harbour MP alleged that he was attacked by the goons of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on November 7

According to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, over 5 million gallons of water have been gushed out after the 72-inch pipeline got damaged on Monday (November 9, 2026) morning

A Chennai to Kolkata flight was diverted to Andal in Durgapur after pilot spotted fox on a runway during touch down, while a hijack note was found by the cabin crew inside the lavatory of a Kolkata to Mumbai flight, delaying the departure by several hours

While some of the former CMs supporters gathered at her residence, most of her erstwhile loyalists were conspicuous by their absence

Several leaders of the Trinamool Congress have been arrested after the BJP came to power in May 2026, which includes five former Ministers

Separately, one BJP MLA claimed that bursting crackers wards off diseases, while a minister suggested spraying a mixture of rose water and water to control air pollution.

Police had been on the lookout for Dilip Roy for four days following the recovery of the girls decomposed, unclothed body from a forest near the Kulik river

The university also barred an ex-student from the campus; SFI condemns expulsion, ABVP welcomes authorityaction

On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Abhishek Banerjee on November 7, his supporters gathered in front of his house at Kalighat area. A group of BJP supporters appeared and started shouting slogans thief thief.

The West Bengal government, through a delimitation, has increased the number of wards of KMC from 144 to 209. The petitioner argued that the State government and its agencies have resorted to gerrymandering in order to secure partisan advantage to the ruling political party in West Bengal on the premise of previous electoral results.

Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on November 5 blamed the policy of forcible land acquisition during the regime of former Chief MinisterBuddhadeb Bhattacharjee for decline in industrial prospects of the State.

Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said that the government was in talks with Ashok Leyland for setting up a plant at Singur

A five-member delegation of the Bangiya Christiya Pariseba met the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) State Head, Dr. Jishnu Basu, on November 5; Dr. Basu said that attacks or vandalism on places of worship are entirely unacceptable and cannot be justified under any circumstances

A week back former Trinamool era minister Indranil Sen was arrested byKolkata Police in the same case

Party writes to electoral authorities and KMC Commissioner, alleging that changes to maps and booth details deprived it of an opportunity to file objections and appeals

Putting up posters in such bad taste against someone who holds a national-level office is unacceptable, West Bengal Congress leadership says

Christian women say mobs vandalised prayers meetings in their homes and physically assaulted them, accusing them of religious conversion; most perpetrators not arrested, police attitude has changed under BJP rule, survivors say

West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari accuses Mamata of fracturing Matua ties and opposing CAA, as he pledges targeted support for Thakurnagar and the communitys inclusion in State policy

Classes and hostels remain shut as six students face rustication and alumni, parents and members of the film fraternity rally behind the protest

Citizens, activists, professors, and politicians join the march, which was held without any political banner. It was organised in protest against attacks on bookstalls during Durga Puja, blamed on right-wing groups and the BJP

Has Bengali cinema forgotten how to look at Bengal? From the invisible lives of Dhapa to the textures of a language that is slowly losing its density, filmmakers Ashish Avikunthak, Indrasis Acharya and Ishaan Ghose ask what has slipped out of the frame, and whether cinema can still find its way back

The civic body polls are likely to be held in the next few weeks even as the fate of many voters lie in a limbo

The remarks from the Chief Minister came in response to a statement made by the Diamond Harbour MP, in which he alleged political vendetta and cautioned a section of police officers not to target him at the behest of the Chief Minister

The officials who filed appeals against the inclusion of the 16.10 lakh voters may not have had the authority to do so under the Representation of the People Act; according to the Act, the CEO/DEO/ERO/AERO are the authorities with respect to electoral rolls

Indranil Sen served as thetourism and culture minister during the Mamata Banerjee era

The move, aimed to improve quality of education in State-run and aided schools, has sparked criticism from several teachers associations

Defending his decision to vacate Nandigram and retain Bhabanipur, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari told the West Bengal Assembly he did not want to give Mamata Banerjee another chance to contest a byelection

Senior doctors back the interns, alleging a witch hunt over questions on hospital facilities and patient referrals to private hospitals

A minor girls family members threaten victims with gun; video of assault goes viral

The actor had urged all right-minded citizens to support the demands of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute students

The students have been staging an indefinite sit-in outside Vice-Chancellor Santosh Ajmera's office since October 12, demanding his resignation and accountability for the attacks on the campus

Jogen Chowdhury, a former TMC MP, had been suffering from a myeloproliferative neoplasm, a rare type of blood cancer, for the past 14 months and was undergoing chemotherapy

Emotional scenes unfolded when the Durga Puja idol was taken out of the pandal for immersion. People brought out a candlelight procession in memory of the deceased at the Durga Puja Pandal on October 17. 19 people had lost their lives in the stampede

An FIR was registered at the Chandrakona police station based on a complainant which accused 13 persons connected with the Bajrang Dal of attacking Christian families and pressured them to return to Hinduism

The arrested person was allegedly the announcer at the pandal; allegations came up that wrong announcement of the pandal collapse had triggered panic among people, which may have led to the stampede that left 19 people dead

The students alleged that the institute administration was resorting to measures that amounted to collective punishment by denying them access to basic facilities amid the ongoing agitation

After the incident, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said that the SIT will be headed by a sitting judge of Calcutta High Court

Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari gave hints that 64 of the MLAs of the rebel TMC faction will support him. BJP has 209 elected MLAs in the WBLegislative Assembly

I have instructed the CP to keep the identification of those who will be involved in carrying the idols into the Hooghly. Those who follow 'Sanatan Dharma' will touch the idols. There is no communal matter in it, says Suvendu Adhikari

The targeting of book stalls run by Left parties is part of the political contest that has emerged in West Bengal since the BJP government came to power in May 2026

The remarks by the Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, come at a time after a section of leaders of his own party condemned attacks on the book stalls set up by the Left parties at Durga Puja pandals

A division Bench led by Chief Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge said a sitting judge cannot head the inquiry per a Supreme Court directive, rejecting the State governments proposal

Among the 19 dead are 13 females, including two minors; the two other deceased minors are males